Sealiway upsets Champion Stakes; Baaeed crowns epic Champions Day for Shadwell
French champion Sealiway upstaged the principals in Saturday’s Champion S. (G1) at Ascot, and Baaeed toppled Palace Pier on an epic Champions Day for Shadwell. […]
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British Champions Day: Mishriff-Adayar, Palace Pier-Baaeed clashes highlight BC WAYIs
The latest additions to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series, Saturday’s Champion S. (G1) and Queen Elizabeth II S. (G1) serve up terrific clashes that promise to be the highlights of British Champions Day at Ascot. […]
Royal Ascot: Subjectivist upsets Stradivarius with powerful Gold Cup performance
In a moment that could be viewed as the passing of a torch, up-and-coming Subjectivist rolled to a blowout victory in the Gold Cup (G1) on Day 3 of Royal Ascot, while three-time defending winner […]
Stradivarius bids for fourth Gold Cup at Royal Ascot
Just 12 years after Yeats won the Gold Cup (G1) for a record fourth time, Stradivarius is in position to emulate that historic achievement at Royal Ascot Thursday. At the opposite end of the distance spectrum, the Norfolk S. (G2) serves as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) […]
Addeybb turns tables on Magical in Champions Day of upsets
Saturday’s Champions Day card at Ascot was a tough slog for the favorites, with upsets in five of the six races contested on soft going. The overriding themes were landmark wins for connections and a […]
Magical among Breeders’ Cup candidates in action on Champions Day
For the third straight year, Magical looms large on Champions Day at Ascot, and trainer Aidan O’Brien is once again considering Saturday’s festival as a possible stepping stone to the Breeders’ Cup. The blockbuster card, […]
Sottsass prevails, Enable sixth in French sweep of Arc
As Enable’s worldwide fan club watched her chances of a third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) sink beneath the ParisLongchamp mire, Sottsass rose to the occasion to fulfill the Arc dreams of his connections. […]
Enable’s quest for third Arc helped by withdrawal of Breeders’ Cup-bound Love
Two-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) heroine Enable will face 14 rivals in her quest for an unprecedented third Arc title on Sunday – but not erstwhile antepost favorite Love. Widely regarded as the […]
Mogul motors in Grand Prix to kick off Irish treble in Paris
Sunday’s Arc Trials at ParisLongchamp were staged the same day as the second half of Irish Champions Weekend at the Curragh. But in a sense, you might say the festivities actually blended into each other, […]
Breeders’ Cup WAYI Sussex serves up Glorious clash of star milers
This week’s Glorious Goodwood meeting promises to live up to its traditional moniker, as the British festival offers terrific intergenerational clashes. Perhaps the most eagerly anticipated is Wednesday’s Sussex Stakes (G1), where Guineas heroes Siskin […]